The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-06

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present itself 10 It's many readers this morning
printed throughout from new types, rules, and
other appliances, and with sundry changes OF
arrangement, all intended To make 1t more
agreeable in their sight.
II H. hoped that this result has been attained,
and IL So. II is an earnest OF other improve
ments that are now In Nicw but which, as In
this case, will he hcraldcd, 50 10 speak, after
they occur.
The object in all is the samc-thc mutual
benefit of the journal aud of It's host of friends,
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Acknowledgements are hereby returned for tho
generous support which has made these i'm
provcmcn,s not only possible hut necessary.
1t Is also plcasan, To think tina, Tur HERALD
Is n participant in march Of progress that
takes in the whole District and its people.
West showed one strong proof Of sanity. He
did not attempt his crime across the border In
Maryland. or the expense Of trial would have
been saved.
II is To he hoped the new "waterphonc' will
h, tried first on the Government Departments,
which insist that they never, no, never waste
any water, In, refuse To admit the Inspector to
examine their plumbing.
The House District Committee has decided
that the union depot in Armory Square is "too
comprehensive scheme To lie acted upon AT
o,he end of the session" II Is a pity they did
not reach this conclusion about the comprehen-
sive scheme to grid!ron the city with the rails
and grooves of the cable traction concern.
Judiciary Square is again assailed with plans
for public buildings thereon. Meanwhile the
Government ncglccts its chances to huy Al com
paratively low prices blocks of ground which
will he absolutely necessary for its Use In few
wears from now This is the very madness OF
short sighted economy Experience In the case
Of the new Library building shows that juries oi
condemnation can now he secured that will per
form their duty faithfully and fairly, Al least to
the Government, in such cases.
The Commissioners have modified their iir-
amendment Of the rules about building mate
rials In the streets. 1t is To lie hoped settle
ment has now been reached satisfactory to hotl
parties All that the public care about Is ina
the gross abuse of previous seasons shall not "
revived and the materials for one small nous
scattered over nearly the whole width oi IN
widest avenue, every load of brick on pile O
rubbish standing alooi in solitary majesty fror
its neighhoring heaps like Atlas or like le'
eritfe, unrcmoved.h
The revelations in the shocking West Pag
case show the natural, not to say inevitable, IL
suit of placing negro men, with strongly dcvc
oped animal natures, in places of authority oVt
white women, who are compelled by lear Z
losing employment To submit to thcil chiefs a,
yanccs. In the case of Frederick Douglas
will lie remembered that the result was his ma
riage with one Of his white clerks. This Is III
system that Democratic Administration ai
some of it, advisers seem eager to perpetual
in the case Of Matthews dr ftrin Recorder {
Deeds
TIN, easy passage through the House of IL
Traction Railway bill has aroused the residcn
along the lines of the proposed tracks i" II
danger which threatens their property and ih'
are protesting vigorously. II il mol too mut
to say that the residents on the streets which
IL proposed To dcfacc are unanimously again
this franchise. II the Senate RESPECTS tile WISH
of the community The bill cannot pass, u
there appears to he some mysterious sfreng
behind it, and those who are against mo
railroad tracks will be wise 10 make their
tluenre felt before it is too late.
II is rather rough ON the poor people OF II
country To have not only the Government sigr
Service but u number of private enterprises I
the distribution OF weather, each trying Ia q
do the other IN the number of cyclones, blizzar'
and cold waves which it can manufacture. i
New York Herdd has the most destric'i
tornado factory in existence. II speaks W
parlonallc pride of ''thc Hcrdld storm viii
lately crossed the Atlantic aud did ~ ln
damage 10 the ships IN its way as an active, at
bodied storm could do. Competition is II VI
good thing, but when 1t comes Ia compcii
successfully with the official authorized Sto
distributor il is time for the public I" protest
The crowds that attended the opera last ",
indicated very plainly that longer sea-
could be prodtably given here. Not only
crowds who Went but the crowdb VIII" sta,
away because they could not get seats sh"N
that we need more opera. Probably for eV
one who attended two stayed away heca
they could not spend time 10 90 through
weary process of bnying tickets nj iir-t,
after tha, either had an impression they W
all sold or found it to be actually the 60
People were heard quite. as often drplor
their inability to go as expressing their sra
cation at having gone, |, Is to he hoped
National Opera will return again this year
,vilI her.a ftrr arrnnpr Ia STAY AT least two wee
one week of such opera II u meagre supply
the music loving public of Washington,
As long as John l.. West bases his defense
tirely on the plea that lac did not know what
was about when he broke into Mrs Pages hot
It Is difficult to understand why so much II
mony Is produced 10 show that her relations
him had been friendly II lie was nnc0nsci
and irresponsible when hc committed th, cri
as he says, what difference dOse II make whe
lie had ever offered presents and attention
his victim or what her religious View We
such testimony has nothing I" "io with
CASE and seems designed Ia make more
pleasant the position of an cs'imahle lady
has already suffered cruelty from a most
rageOus attempt AT crime In reality all
sort of evidence reacts upon the defense \"
produced it, for /, add another element "i
probability To the already too nimsy preieN
uHconsci0usuess.
TIE TROWsERs QUESTION.
Thcgreat tI0w -ers question continues I" b
out at intervals la the newspapers I
.eeIns 10 be a demand In some quarters
revival Of knee -hrceChcs, some saN, only Ini
Ltr-s Oihers for all times aud places, W
ever the merits Of the case, most oi the a
ments published on behalf oi the short nc